As rising fuel prices and ongoing energy volatility puts pressure on margins, businesses are turning to data driven strategies to improve efficiency and control costs. New findings from Geotab, a global leader in connected transportation, video and asset tracking solutions, show how organisations are reducing fuel waste, cutting idling by...
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has published the 2025 Report of the inter-departmental Alternative Fuels for Transport Working Group. Transport decarbonisation requires improving alternative and zero emission technology to further reduce reliance on fossil fuels. This 2025 report sets out recommendations for further coordinated action on alternative fuels, which have...
Woodside Haulage has taken delivery of three new Mercedes Benz Actros 2648 6×2 BigSpace Pro Cabin tractor units, further strengthening its already impressive fleet of Mercedes Benz vehicles. This latest addition brings Woodside Haulage’s Mercedes Benz fleet to over 40 units, all fully supported by MUTEC’s comprehensive Maintenance and Repair...
The European Commission says that simpler administration for companies and SMEs will lead for better transport for all. Simplification is a key political priority for the European Commission. The aim is to reduce administrative burdens by at least 25% for all companies and 35% for SMEs, in addition to leveraging...
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has described surging fuel prices as a national emergency and called for more government supports. The IRHA will lay out its case in a meeting with Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien on Friday morning, 3rd April to discuss the ongoing impact of escalating fuel...
With unprecedented UK and Ireland fuel prices continuing to rise and even breaking the 2022 records, Andrew Tavener at Descartes explains how escalating geopolitical tensions are accelerating fuel price volatility, what this means for fleet operators in the short term, and how logistics businesses can respond to protect margins. Andrew...
In an era of ongoing supply chain volatility, European shippers are steadily moving away from the unpredictability of the spot market toward the reliability of dedicated fleet models. The European transport landscape in 2026 is shaped by a combination of structural pressures: a persistent shortage of drivers, rising regulatory costs,...
Operation Brock, the traffic management scheme that forces lorries heading to the Dover and Folkestone ports to queue on the M20 during peak times, will be deployed overnight on Wednesday 1 April ahead of the Easter weekend. But, according to business group Logistics UK, the contraflow system epitomises the piecemeal...